Electronic Health Records

Electronic health records (EHRs) are at the center stage of the effort to improve health care quality and control costs. In addition to allowing medical practitioners to access and record clinical documentation at much faster rates, EHRs are also positively influencing care delivery and nurse-patient interaction. Yet despite the potential benefits of EHRs, their implementation can be a formidable task that has broad-reaching implications for an entire health care organization.

In this Discussion, you appraise strategies for obtaining the benefits and overcoming the challenges of implementing and using electronic health records.

To Prepare:

· Review the focusing on the implementation of EHRs in an organization. Reflect on the various approaches used.

· If applicable, consider your own experiences with implementing EHRs. What were some positive aspects of the implementation? What suggestions would you make to improve the process?

· Reflect on the reactions of others during the implementation process. Were concerns handled effectively?

· If you have not had any experiences with an EHR implementation, talk to someone who has and get his or her feedback on the experience.

· Search  for examples of effective and poor implementation of EHRs.

Instructions:

Post an overview of at least three challenges in the implementation of electronic health records and provide an example of each challenge. Develop strategies for addressing each challenge based on what has been demonstrated to be successful. Cite your resources.

Due 26th September 2017 at 1400Hrs, 2-3 pages of detailed information please, citations within text, reference page required, no need for cover page.

   

 

 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) sought to bring to the forefront health promotion and prevention, and ultimately enhance the ability of health care professionals to offer services to all that needed them. Much of the PPACA focuses on incorporating interdisciplinary care in order to deliver more holistic, and efficient, patient care. An example of an innovative health care delivery model the PPACA initiated is that of patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) and accountable care organizations (ACOs).

            A PCMH, “…is a care delivery model whereby patient treatment is coordinated through their primary care physician to ensure they receive the necessary care when and where they need it, in a manner they can understand” (What is the Patient, n.d.). The purpose of PCHMs are to create a centralized setting in which individual patients may easily have communication with their personal physician in a culturally appropriate setting. This is achieved through the use of facilities such as: registries, information technology, health information exchange, etc. This enables patients to access their health care needs at more convenience.

            ACOs are defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website as, “…groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high-quality care to their Medicare patients” (Accountable, 2017). With a large population of patients being defined as “chronically ill”, employing coordinated care efforts among health care professionals ensures that these patients get the most appropriate care at the most appropriate times. This eliminates duplicate services, and helps to prevent possible medical errors (Accountable, 2017). Thus, increasing the incidence of accessed care and optimizing the care these patients receive.

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